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mango puddinged adj. Slowed by drink to a soft, set progress between the bar and the nearest chair. mango rolled adj. Drunk and assembled from several incompatible parts, still attempting to travel in one piece. mango showered adj. Drunk to the point where brief bursts of rain seem scheduled between rounds. Rahela got mango showered and opened her umbrella inside the pub after last orders. mango squashed adj. Drunk enough to mistake a crowded, pale-green vegetable for a perfectly sensible route home. Amelia-mai went mango squashed and attempted to hail a chayote outside the station. mango tilapiaed adj. Drunk past the point of swimming straight, though still convinced the pavement is water. Hulan became mango tilapiaed and finned carefully towards the last bus. mango tricked adj. Drunk beyond ordinary chronology, expecting a planted idea to mature before the taxi arrives. mango weevilled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves small, persistent damage in every round and pocket encountered. Alyssum became mango weevilled and found several careful holes in the journey home. mango wormed adj. Drunk, with the result that the journey home proceeds by slow internal wriggling. mango-birded adj. Drunk to a degree that produces bright calls, sudden flights and no useful sense of direction. Beverlyann became mango-birded and sang beneath the station clock after last orders. mangoaded adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a sweetened beverage best carried carefully towards home. Raymundo got mangoaded and sloshed gently through the final round. mangobarked adj. Drunk on the strength of a rough outer layer, impervious to sensible suggestions about coats. Meshilem became mangobarked and insisted his coat was already wearing him home. mangodaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to a fried little lump awaiting collection. mangoed (/ˈmæŋɡəʊd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and swaying warmly through the room with tropical confidence and poor directional control. Harshvir was mangoed on the staircase, sunny in manner and doubtful about the next step. mangold wurzelled adj. Drunk by closing time, and deep in the soil of the nearest upholstered seat. Shawnya became mangold wurzelled and could not be harvested before the taxi arrived. mangolded adj. Drunk by the third round, and already resembling a root vegetable left for the morning. mangoldwurzelled adj. A drinker so far gone that each attempt at standing produces a fresh, edible-looking wobble.